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The New Zealand Merino company has appointed an Australian agritech leader as its new chief executive.

Auckland Council could cash out $2 billion worth of shares in the airport - and it's not the only council considering asset sales to balance the budget.

An early intervention programme credited with cutting youth reoffending and ram raids will be rolled out to more centres.

This year's "no-frills" Budget is spending nearly $11.5 billion more of taxpayers' money over four years. Here's a list of the major spending and projects.

They have been recording all the problems with a fire truck with a long ladder that has spent just 45 days in operation in almost three years.

Anti-poverty campaigners are hopeful of tangible support for New Zealand's vulnerable in today's so-called "no frills" Budget.

A dispute over how a $10 million research grant gets used has exposed the tension between academic freedom and university funding.

A senior doctor's union is not optimistic a lot of money will come for the health sector tomorrow, even thought it needs it.

Conservationists want dogs banned from Avon-Heathcote Estuary Ihutai, a stop-off point for the bar-tailed godwit on its way to Alaska.

The Black Sticks men and women have both been boosted by the return of some experienced players for next month's tours of Europe.

They still have a higher market share than investors with cash, but are in a relatively weak position as interest rates rise.

The national water regulator has turned down an application for Christchurch's water to be exempt from chlorine.

Investigations are underway into what went wrong in evacuating Wellington's Loafers Lodge last night.

New Zealand has had decades of warnings about the effects of deforestation of hillsides, draining of wetlands and building behind stopbanks, a freshwater expert says.

The two men were found guilty last month on 68 charges relating to drugging and indecently assaulting a number of people, mostly young women.

New research using remote sensing technology could help in the fight against myrtle rust.

The pair claimed to be experienced investors who managed funds as well as offering financial advice and financial literacy training through two companies, the SFO says.